Bottle-stopper seal



May 10,1927.`

H. G. PEPINO BOTTLE STOPPER SEAL Filed Oct. 6. 1925 Patented May l0, 1927.

HENRY G. memo, oF NEW Yonxranjc.

BOTTLE-morren slaan i Application med october e; 1:5255 seriai'n1-zeojsve.'

This invention .relates to bottle stopper seals and has for. an object to provide an improved construction wherein means are resented for appreciably destroying the abel on a bottle before the stopper can be removed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved construction which will positively indicate that the bottle has been opened when the stopper is removed so that a purchaser may7 readily tell whether or not the contents is the original.

A still further object, more specifically, is to provide a bottle with a label of usual struc-ture around the body and a covering cap structure arranged over the stopper together with a. gripping wiring or ligament positioned to mutilate and destroy to a large extent the label and the cap before permitting the stopper to be removed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 shows a bottle with an embodiment of the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1, approximately on line 2 2.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view through Figure 1 on line 3 3.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through Figure 1 on line 4 4.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the bottle shown in Figure 1 before the cap and label have been applied.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a bottle of any desired kind provided with a body 2 of any usual or preferred structure and aneck 3 also of any usual structure, said neck having the usual opening in which a stopper 4 is adapted to be inserted. The stopper 4 is shown as cork and acts normally to prevent the contents of the bottle from spilling.

In vending or selling certain bottled mat-- ter, it is very desirable that the purchaser be reassured as to the genuine contents. The present invention presents means for absolutely reassuring a customer that the original contents of the bottle is still in the. bottle untampered with. This assurance is brought about by the sealing means disclosed in the accompanying drawing. This sealing means includes a sealing wire, ligament or cord 5 of any desired kind, bands 6, and the usual .label 7 merging into a covering cap 8. The cord, ligament or wire 5 is looped around the stopper 4 and given preferably a single twist to make a partial knot 9 so that one section for' en d portionllO'of the Wire 45 may extend down over one side 'of the body 2 wh-ile'the'other section-extends across the top of the stopperv 1 and i's-l preferably pressed into the stoppery somewhat so asfnot to readily move-therefrom, said cross-ing section 11 merging into" Whatmay be termed the ripping section or end 12 which has a portion 13 projecting below the bottle. This portion may be temporarily bent back so as to overlap the label 7 if desired when the bottle is being packed in a case. It will be .noted that the straps or bands 6 normally hold the sections 10v and 12 in the position shown in Figure 2. These straps or bands are preferably held to the body' 2 by an adhesive and are also preferably held by an adhesive to the encircling label 7 which label may be of paper or any desired material of usual construction. This label is preferably the usual labels used on bottles and may carry any desired information printed thereon. The cap 8 is really an extension of the `label 7 and at the upper portion is preferably twisted together as shown particularly in Figure 1. If desired, adhesive may be used for holding the cap portion 8 in place. Then the parts have been assembled as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the bottle is sealed and no one can get access to the contents without destroying to a large extent label 7 and cap 8 as well as the bands 6.

lVh'en a person desires to remove all or part of the contents of the bottle, the extending portion 13 is grasped and pulled substantially in a direction at right angles to the height of the bottle whereupon the label 7 will be torn to a large extent as well as the bands 6, which bands assist in tearing the label 7 as the wire 5 is pulled from its position against the bottle. This pulling action is continued until cap S has been ripped and the section 11 moved off of the stopper 4. The section 10 need not be removed unless so desired. After the parts have been removed as just described, stopper 4 is free to be removed but in order to do the same in a convenient manner, section 5 is lpreferably pulled away from the bottle and the stopper 4 completely removed from the encircling portion 14 of the wire The contents of the bottle may then be removed or partly removed and the stopper returned for temporarily closing the same. This destruction or partial destruction of the label 7, cap 8 and associated parts will all. A bottle stopper seal, including in its construction a Wire extending across the top and looped around the stopper circumferentally at the juncture of the stopper und bottle and with the ends extending from the stopper to aV` point adjacent to `the bottoni end of the bottle, und n wrapper secured to the bottle und substantially covering the same and valso they stopper, said wrapper being heldin placeby adhesive whereby the Wrapper must be materially ripped 4before the stopper oanbe remove f* vf f 2. A bottle stopper seal, including in its tonstructnm .a wire looped around the stopper cireurnferentielly,at the june-ture of the stopper and bottle, with one section extending over one side of the bottle to near the bottoni and the other end section extending across the top of the stopper and on the opposite side of the bottle to e point beyond the bottle, u. plurality of bands secured to su-id bottle und clamping said ends'to the bottle,l said bands being spaced apart, and u wrapper secured tothe bottle so as vto over the bands, wire und stopper.v

HENRY G. PEHNOQ 

